November 19th, 2023
Today is the Lord's Day! Let’s prayerfully read Ephesians, chapter 5.
VS. 15 exhorts you as a disciple “Making the most of the time, because the days are evil.” Consider how you might become a ‘giving first’ disciple, making it a priority and pursuit of your life.
15 Giving First Strategies
1. Memorize names
2. Learn peoples’ preferences
3. Build system to save teammate’s or friend’s info
4. Take and share pictures
5. Find something in common
6. Learn key dates, birthdays, et al
7. Learn family members
8. Greet by name
9. Demonstrate memory of preferences
10. Check up on others unexpectedly
11. Ask about family by name
12. Drop by their office, work site, etc.
13. Send copies of relevant articles and info
14. Ask questions and listen well
15. Offer helpful ideas or supportive contacts
Review the fifteen Giving First strategies and then (with a partner or group):
Celebrate one or two of these that others would experience you doing well.
I think I do well at ____________________________________.
Share one or two growth areas.
I could do better at ___________________________________.
VS. 15 exhorts you as a disciple “Making the most of the time, because the days are evil.” Consider how you might become a ‘giving first’ disciple, making it a priority and pursuit of your life.
15 Giving First Strategies
1. Memorize names
2. Learn peoples’ preferences
3. Build system to save teammate’s or friend’s info
4. Take and share pictures
5. Find something in common
6. Learn key dates, birthdays, et al
7. Learn family members
8. Greet by name
9. Demonstrate memory of preferences
10. Check up on others unexpectedly
11. Ask about family by name
12. Drop by their office, work site, etc.
13. Send copies of relevant articles and info
14. Ask questions and listen well
15. Offer helpful ideas or supportive contacts
Review the fifteen Giving First strategies and then (with a partner or group):
Celebrate one or two of these that others would experience you doing well.
I think I do well at ____________________________________.
Share one or two growth areas.
I could do better at ___________________________________.
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